Despatch Picking Operative - Nights

Shift pattern - Wednesday to Saturday (Alt Wednesday) 18:00 - 06:00

Rate of Pay - £15.98 per hour, overtime paid  hrs after 48 hours

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here at Manton Wood
, we have a team of around 1,700 colleagues. We produce sandwiches and wraps for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Co-op, Asda, Morrisons, Boots, Aldi and Lidl.

Our Manton Wood site has a gym, restaurant with hot food and a staff shop available to all our colleagues.

We are looking for an energetic Order Picker to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of products. You will operate warehouse equipment to build and send appropriate orders.

An order picker must be always on time and able to work long hours on their feet.

They are strong and deft with an ability to “pick up” on small details.

We also expect you to be “picky” when it comes to ensuring the quality of orders.

• Receive and check incoming pick tickets
• Locate products using technology
• Retrieve orders according to quantity etc. ensuring accuracy
• Build pallets with orders and position them to loading docks
• Wrap orders before loading on trucks
• Keep records of completed orders
• Maintain equipment and report on malfunctions
• Adhere to health & safety policies and quality standards

We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

• Proven experience as order picker or other warehouse position
• Experience or license in handling forklifts, pallets jacks and other warehouse equipment
• Experience in voice picking systems or RF devices
• Able to read and write in English
• Great attention to detail
• Diligent and punctual
• Good physical strength and stamina

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves ether we make every day taste better. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Free car parking
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
• Free on site gym
• Staff company shop

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

Please note due to high numbers of applications this role may be closed before the posted closing date.